NHTSA campaign 04V021000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimlerchrysler Corporation: Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Floor Shift

Daimlerchrysler Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 13, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,315,768. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FLOOR SHIFTER IGNITION-PARK INTERLOCK MAY FAIL AND ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEY REMOVED. AN INOPERATIVE INTERLOCK MAY ALSO ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.

The risk

EITHER CIRCUMSTANCE MAY RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT WARNING.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW LOAD-LIMITING PUSH ROD INTO THE FLOOR SHIFTER LEVER OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

45 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
1999 Chrysler 300m	351	4	6	32
1999 Chrysler Cirrus	62	7	2	4
1999 Chrysler Concorde	333	5	2	25
1999 Chrysler LHS	165	4	2	29
1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	92	3	3	9
1999 Dodge Intrepid	997	6	13	40
1999 Dodge Stratus	251	7	59	23
1999 Plymouth Breeze	117	7	25	16
1998 Chrysler Cirrus	69	7	3	3
1998 Chrysler Concorde	175	3	1	9
1998 Chrysler LHS	3	2	0	2
1998 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	52	3	1	3
1998 Dodge Intrepid	377	5	12	30
1998 Dodge Stratus	272	7	17	25
1998 Plymouth Breeze	174	7	11	20
1997 Chrysler Cirrus	69	8	7	9
1997 Chrysler Concorde	134	2	6	12
1997 Chrysler LHS	79	2	1	3
1997 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	77	3	2	8
1997 Dodge Intrepid	344	2	26	25
1997 Dodge Stratus	349	7	32	28
1997 Eagle Vision	21	2	1	2
1997 Plymouth Breeze	155	8	8	9
1996 Chrysler Cirrus	160	11	5	10
1996 Chrysler Concorde	161	2	4	8
1996 Chrysler LHS	135	2	7	12
1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible	68	3	3	6
1996 Dodge Intrepid	505	2	22	32
1996 Dodge Stratus	554	11	36	36
1996 Eagle Vision	46	2	2	5
1996 Plymouth Breeze	182	10	2	16
1995 Chrysler Cirrus	369	11	5	45
1995 Chrysler Concorde	219	3	5	20
1995 Chrysler LHS	148	3	3	12
1995 Dodge Intrepid	589	3	27	48
1995 Dodge Stratus	318	11	13	28
1995 Eagle Vision	97	3	1	3
1994 Chrysler Concorde	348	4	7	20
1994 Chrysler LHS	324	4	16	16
1994 Dodge Intrepid	718	4	23	47
1994 Eagle Vision	148	4	2	7
1993 Chrysler Concorde	302	4	15	17
1993 Chrysler LHS	2	3	0	1
1993 Dodge Intrepid	408	5	10	24
1993 Eagle Vision	163	5	6	4

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V021000.

Full record for the 1999 Chrysler 300m → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →